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Means Multiple Commands
Semicolon “;” combines two or more Qedit commands on a single line:
/list 5/10;add 5.5
Entering several semicolons (";;;") displays forward several lines.
When combining Qedit commands, be sure to use the same quote character in all of them.
Incorrect: Correct:
/c7/7"DISPLAY";c\.\\ /c7/7"DISPLAY";c".""
If you want to include MPE commands in the list and their syntax requires semicolons, Qedit might not be able to parse the list correctly. To work around this problem, you can put parentheses around the whole command. For example,
List 5;Listspf o ;seleq=[owner=mgr.acct];List 4fails
List 5;(Listspf o ;seleq=[owner=mgr.acct]);List 4works fine
If some commands require semicolons and parentheses, you have to put the problematic command in a command file, UDC or set an MPE variable and use it in the command list instead.